Rebecca Wagner , LMHC

Rebecca Wagner is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in upstate New York with 19 years of experience supporting adolescents and families through transitional and high-stress periods. She has extensive experience addressing depression, adolescent anxiety, parenting and co-parenting challenges, self-harming urges, trauma, self-esteem concerns, borderline personality disorder, the impact of living with a family member who has persistent mental illness, and the transition to adulthood. LMHC indicates formal training and licensure to provide mental health counseling in New York.

Rebecca practices from a client-centered perspective, viewing each person as the expert on their own life while offering practical tools and strategies to help them move toward their goals. She is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy - DBT - which emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, and in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which combines cognitive and behavioral techniques to address trauma-related symptoms.

She values the telehealth format for its ability to support more frequent contact and brief check-ins, which can allow for in-the-moment skills coaching and reinforcement between sessions. Rebecca organizes her schedule to balance professional and personal responsibilities and typically requests that clients schedule appointments to coordinate times that work for both parties.

Approaches and Online Care for Everyday Challenges

Rebecca uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative space where the client’s priorities guide the work; this approach focuses on listening, validation, and helping clients identify their own strengths and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves examining patterns of thought and behavior to develop more helpful coping strategies and is often used for depression, anxiety, and stress-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing self-harm urges, and improving relationships, making it useful for emotional regulation and impulsivity issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is made together with the client. Rebecca works collaboratively to match techniques to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as progress unfolds. This partnership helps ensure the work feels relevant and practical.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules and for clients who prefer remote care. These formats make it easier to fit regular sessions and brief check-ins into daily life, support skill practice between appointments, and increase access to consistent therapeutic support from licensed professionals.